Last 5 Year NEET Biology Question Paper Analysis

Are you are looking for a one-time analysis of the Biology subject paper of the NEET examination, move ahead. Here is the altogether analysis of the last 5 years' biology question paper trend (2019 - 2024).
It was observed over the years that the easiest part of the NEET examination is the Biology part; one should focus more on this part as it is scoring and high weightage of 50% of marks. Here you go with the analysis.
NEET Biology 2024 Question Paper Analysis
- The portion of Biology in the NEET 2024 question paper was 50% of the total questions, which is 90 questions out of 360 marks.
- Maximum questions were mainly asked from the class XII syllabus, such as Human Physiology, which received the most weightage, and Ecology, which received the least weightage.
- It was subdivided into two parts: Zoology and Botany.
Zoology
- It was observed that the Zoology section was much easier than the Botany section.
- The difficulty level of Zoology and concepts was easy to moderate. Nearly 30% of questions were easy.
- The maximum questions asked from this sections were from Animal Husbandry, Biotechnology, Human Reproduction, and Biomolecules.
Botany
- The botany section was comparatively harder than the zoology part.
- A major part of the questions was from Genetics, cell and cell cycle, diversity of life, and structural organization of plants.
Check Out :NEET Biology Question Paper 2024
NEET Biology 2023 Question Paper Analysis
It was concluded by experts that the 2023 NEET Biology Question paper was the easiest section among all 3 sections, but botany was a time-consuming section, check the table for details.
Particulars | Analysis |
Difficulty Level of Zoology | Easy |
Difficulty Level of Botany | Easy but time-consuming |
Topics with the highest weightage in Zoology | Human health & diseases, reproduction, human physiology, molecular basis of inheritance |
Topics with the highest weightage in Botany | Plant physiology, reproduction, biomolecules |
Number of Good Attempts in Zoology | 38-42 |
Number of Good Attempts in Botany | 38-42 |
Time Aspect | Botany was a bit time-taking |
NEET Biology 2022 Question Paper Analysis
The NEET Biology 2022 Question paper was easy, there were 49 questions asked from the class XI syllabus and 51 from the XII syllabus. Candidates can check the details mentioned below.
Particulars | Analysis |
Difficulty Level of Zoology | Easy |
Difficulty Level of Botany | Easy |
Topics with highest weightage in Zoology |
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Topics with highest weightage in Botany |
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Number of questions from class XI syllabus | 49 |
Number of questions from class XII syllabus | 51 |
Number of Good Attempts in Zoology | 38-42 |
Number of Good Attempts in Botany | 38-42 |
NEET Biology 2021 Question Paper Analysis
- The difficulty level of the NEET 2021 Question paper was easy to moderate.
- The questions were based on the 11th &12th NCERT syllabus.
- Botany’s part was considered easy to moderate.
- The zoology part was of moderate difficulty
Questions from class XI
Class | Difficulty Level | Easy | Medium | Difficult | Total |
XI | Cell & Cell Cycle | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
XI | Diversity of Life | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
XI | Plant Physiology | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
XI | Structural Organization of Plants | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
XI | Biomolecules | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Questions from class XII
Class | Difficulty Level | Easy | Medium | Difficult |
XII | Biology in Human Welfare | 0 | O | 1 |
XII | Ecology | 0 | 2 | 1 |
XII | Reproduction & Sexual Reproduction | 2 | 2 | 0 |
XII | Genetics | 1 | 1 | 4 |
XII | Animal Husbandry & Biotechnology | 3 | 2 | 2 |
XII | Evolution: Theories & Evidence | 0 | 1 | 0 |
NEET Biology 2020 Question Paper Analysis
- In the 2020 Biology question paper for NEET, it was observed that the questions are conceptual based.
- A number of questions were twisted and complex on intermediate level.
- The Zoology part was cracked by those students who had conceptual knowledge of class 11th and advanced knowledge on class 12th syllabus.
- Botany part was difficult in comparison to previous years.
Questions from Botany Class XI
Table with the difficulty level and important chapters of class XI Botany is mentioned below.
Class | Difficulty Level | Easy | Medium | Difficult |
XI | Cell & Cell Cycle | 1 | 1 | 4 |
XI | Diversity of Life | 1 | 3 | 1 |
XI | Plant Physiology | 3 | 2 | 4 |
XI | Structural Organisation of Plants | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Questions from Botany Class XII
Table with the difficulty level and important chapters of class XII Botany is mentioned below.
Class | Difficulty Level | Easy | Medium | Difficult |
XII | Biology in Human Welfare | 0 | 1 | 1 |
XII | Ecology | 2 | 2 | 3 |
XII | Reproduction & Sexual Reproduction | 1 | 1 | 0 |
XII | Genetics | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Questions from Zoology Class XI
Table with the difficulty level and important chapters of class XI Zoology is mentioned below.
Class | Difficulty Level | Easy | Medium | Difficult |
XI | Animal Kingdom | 2 | 2 | 1 |
XI | Human Physiology | 1 | 7 | 4 |
XI | Biomolecules | 3 | 2 | 1 |
XI | Structural Organisation in Animals | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Questions from Zoology Class XII
Table with the difficulty level and important chapters of class XII Zoology is mentioned below.
Class | Difficulty Level | Easy | Medium | Difficult |
XII | Animal Husbandry & Biotechnology | 3 | 4 | 3 |
XII | Evolution: Theories & Evidences | 3 | 0 | 1 |
XII | Human Health & Diseases | 0 | 3 | 1 |
XII | Human Reproduction & Reproductive Health | 0 | 2 | 2 |
NEET Biology 2019 Question Paper Analysis
- 2019 Biology NEET exam was the simplest portion of all three portions.
- Questions were based on NCERT books.
- Only 4 questions were considered difficult and the rest were on a scale of easy to moderate.
Questions from Botany
Table with the difficulty level and important chapters of Botany is mentioned below.
Topics | Easy | Medium | Difficult |
Plant Diversity | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Ecology | 3 | 8 | 0 |
Cell Biology and Cell division | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Plant Morphology | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Biomolecule | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Plant Physiology | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Plant reproduction | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Genetics & Biotechnology | 9 | 7 | 0 |
Plant Anatomy | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 26 | 31 | 2 |
Questions from Zoology
Table with the difficulty level and important chapters of Zoology is mentioned below.
Topics | Easy | Medium | Difficult |
Animal Diversity | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Structural Organisation in Animal | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Human Physiology | 8 | 6 | 1 |
Human Reproduction and Reproductive health | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Origin and Evolution | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Human Health and Diseases | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Key Takeaways from Last Five Year NEET Biology Question Paper Analysis
- Biology in NEET is concept based and student need to cover all XI and XII NCERT books.
- Biology is having half of the exam weightage.
- Difficulty level of this portion is easy to moderate.
- Most asked questions from these repeated topics in last 5 years are Plant Physiology, Biomolecules, Ecology, and Genetics.
Best of luck for your NEET preparation!